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The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...work on the drainage of the Fens in eastern England and, in this century, have helped countries like Bangladesh to build flood defences (The Construction Index, 2015). Dykes (also called levees) and dams are used across the globe, including, for example, New Orleans in the US and a massive dam complex across the Neva Bay, completed in 2011, to protect the city of St...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Revision and examinations
Education & Development

Revision and examinations

...work, family, and social life place on you. You can usually successfully work around busy periods, as long as you plan them into your revision schedule. Activity 6 Timing: Allow approximately 20 minutes. Figure 3 shows an example week of a study calendar. Using the headings in bold, make out your own study calendar to begin planning the lead up to your exam. You will need...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...work with male leaders, for example, by issuing a faith leaders declaration against female genital mutilation. Despite the government’s position, there are a few successful examples of promising practice prevention work led by black and ethnic minority women, which should be replicated or scaled up by the state. The Southall Black Sisters whole school’s project showed...
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The secrets of the brain
Science, Maths & Technology

The secrets of the brain

...work though: when we are awake, the brain’s tasks include resolving problems, moving the body and remembering facts. When we are asleep, however, it repairs and cleans itself while also making sure it keeps the important memories we made during the day and testing how we would react to different situations, which is one of the reasons we dream. The brain is a very...
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Article 10 mins
A moment of zen: Jon Stewart leaves The Daily Show
History & The Arts

A moment of zen: Jon Stewart leaves The Daily Show

...work with clarity,” Colbert reminded Stewart that for 16 years he had “the power to be a player in the world of media and Washington politics,” even if it was a power Stewart said he didn’t want. Of course, last night’s show was recorded hours before the Republican debate actually started. There was and will be no witty recap of Thursday night’s debate from...
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Article 5 mins
Displaced children of our time
Education & Development

Displaced children of our time

...social issues of our time. The effects of war, poverty and climate change have led millions of people across the world to flee their homes, in search of a safer, better life elsewhere: 65.6 million people are displaced from home today (UNHCR). Developing countries in fact host 80% of the world’s refugees. Political debate and media coverage, however, focus...
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Article 10 mins
Do animals have sex for fun?
Nature & Environment

Do animals have sex for fun?

...work of Masters and Johnson dating from 1966. They focused sexual pleasure on orgasm by proposing a four-stage biomedical framework of excitement, plateau, orgasm and resolution. Despite much criticism, it entered intellectual and public consciousnesses as a description of “normal” sex, involving genitals and aimed at producing orgasms. But while this may describe sex...
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30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’
Money & Business

30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’

...working, operating as a virtual team courtesy of web-based technologies. As Mike explained: “The lease was expiring on our Peterborough office in 2012 and we started to consider alternative locations. Then we realised we didn’t need an office at all!” Mike and his team supplement their online interactions by occasional phone calls and a meeting with the team twice a...
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